On 1/6/06, S. Alexander Jacobson
<alex*alexjacobson.com*oid*rasqual.silk.com*895*dxyi*3 at reply.e4ward.com>
wrote:
> I apologize in advance if this is a FAQ, but I just read finally took
> the time to read through the OpenId spec more carefully and it seems
> overly complex for what it is trying to accomplish. Why not get rid
> of all the complex message formats and non-opaque URLs and do
> something like this:
>(...)
>> 3. Consumer establishes is_user URL with server and gets back redirect URL
>> POST http://serverURL> content-type: application/x-www-form-urlencoded
>> is_user=http://is_user_URL>> 201 CREATED
> Location: http://redirect> (...)
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I think this could work, but puts a bit more strain on the consumer
because of the extra POST.